The coveted main draw wildcards aka “free passes” into the men’s and women’s singles draws at the 2010 Australian Open have been given to eight lucky women and eight lucky men.  Tennis Australia trades wildcards with the French Tennis Federation for a spot in the French Open and with USTA for a place in the U.S. Open.  

WOMEN:
•    Stephanie Cohen-Aloro – As part of a reciprocal arrangement with the French Tennis Federation in which an Australian player is given a wildcard into the French Open, Cohen-Aloro, who has previously been ranked as high as 61st was awarded a wildcard into her sixth Australian Open
•    Jarmila Groth – Awarded a discretionary wildcard by Tennis Australia
•    Alicia Molik - A former world number 8, she was awarded a discretionary wildcard by Tennis Australia
•    Casey Dellacqua – Coming back from injury, she won the Tennis Australia wildcard playoff to earn her spot
•    Justine Henin – Former World Number One, she was awarded a discretionary wildcard by Tennis Australia
•    Olivia Rogowska – Optus 18s Champion, she was awarded a discretionary wildcard by Tennis Australia
•    Sesil Karatantcheva - As the Grand Slam of Asia Pacific, Tennis Australia awards one wildcard to a player from Asia and Sesil, who is from Kazakhstan, received it this year.
•    Coco Vandeweghe – She won a USTA wildcard playoff as part of a reciprocal arrangement with the USTA in which an Australian player is given a wildcard into the U.S. Open.

MEN:
•    Carsten Ball – Left-handed, big serving Australian Davis Cupper who was awarded a discretionary wildcard by Tennis Australia
•    Marinko Matosevic – He was awarded a discretionary wildcard by Tennis Australia
•    Ryan Harrison - Won a USTA wildcard playoff as part of a reciprocal arrangement with the USTA in which an Australian player is given a wildcard into the U.S. Open
•    Sebastien Grosjean - As part of a reciprocal arrangement with the French Tennis Federation in which an Australian player is given a wildcard into the French Open, the thirty-one-year-old former world number 4, who was off the Tour because of shoulder surgery for half of last year, was awarded a wildcard.
•    Bernard Tomic – A two-time junior grand slam winner at the Australian Open and U.S. Open, he was awarded a discretionary wildcard by Tennis Australia
•    Nick Lindahl – He won the Tennis Australia wildcard playoff to earn his spot
•    Andrey Golubev – As the Grand Slam of Asia Pacific, Tennis Australia awards one wildcard to a player from Asia and Andrey, who is from Kazakhstan, received it this year.
•    Jason Kubler – Sixteen year old Australian national under 18 champion, who was awarded a discretionary wildcard by Tennis Australia